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The Lede mentions that Epstein was "dismissed" from the Dalton school, but does not say why, while further down in the body, it is revealed that Epstein behaved inappropriately with teenage students while at Dalton, but does not mention he was dismissed as a result. I assume this is an accident, and that the Article is NOT trying to divide these two halves of the same coin, in order to create the false impression that Epstein's entire career did not involve the sexual exploitation of children, from it's very first documentation in 1976. I assume good faith, and do not believe this obfuscation of the truth to be intentional. Particularly given how little attention has been paid to this topic. Probably just an oversight.
The article says that he was dismissed from Dalton for "poor performance". Maybe the school used this as an excuse after there had been allegations of inappropriate conduct, but he was not officially dismissed from the school for this reason.--♦IanMacM♦(talk to me)18:21, 2 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
From the Lede of the Article:
Born and raised in New York City, Epstein began his professional life as a teacher at the Dalton School despite lacking a college degree. After his dismissal from the school in 1976, he entered the banking and finance sector,
From the Body of the Article, subitle "Career>Teaching", first and second paragraphs:
Epstein started working in September 1974 as a physics and mathematics teacher for teens at the Dalton School...
However, he also allegedly showed inappropriate behavior toward underage female students
All I am doing is taking the general statement from the Lede, the specific statements from the body of the Article, connecting them, and asking why they are divided within the Article, when they obviously are connected to the Lede's description of first his "sexual offender" status, then fails to include the stated fact (from within the Article) that he was dismissed from Dalton as a result of "inappropriate" (meaning sexual) behavior. And while the Article mentions both halves of the same truth, moving the most lurid to within the body of the Article, it mentions the less-relevant fact that he "lacked a degree", which is good to know, but watered-down, and causing the Reader to NOT wonder whether or not he was hired despite not having a degree, because he had other talents, skills, predilections and money. I'm not asserting that there is a connection between his hiring and his pedophilia and presumed state-sanctioned blackmail status, I am asserting that the common sense connection between the two is being artificially divided into to halves by the Article itself. If this were any other Article, I might not make an issue out of this, but this is Epstein with all the intrigue that goes with it, and a common-sense, plain-language statement of basic facts that is delivered in any other way looks like something was done with intent, i.e. the appearance of impropriety vs. actual impropriety, if you will. Further I note, and wonder, how it is that a person "without a college degree" manages to teach "physics and mathematics" to young women that he eventually molests. FYI the Dalton school is a private, K-12 "college prep" school that is still in existence.
Ronan Farrow in his 2019 book, Catch & Kill, notes Dylan Howard of the National Enquirer contacted Jane Does’ attorney, Lisa Bloom, to pressure Jane Doe to drop the case against Trump BEFORE THE 2016 ELECTION. Farrow noted National Enquirer was working with Trump to kill any derogatory stories. The Doe case was, in fact, dropped on 4 Nov 2016. Ms. Bloom, Does’ attorney, denies any hush money was paid, or any agreement reached with National Enquirer claiming Ms. Doe withdrew complaint due to threats. These threats would be as effective as the original threats made in 1994 when she was 13 years old as stated in affidavit. Ms. Bloom may not have been the attorney to present a hush money deal. Mr. Trump had several lawyers working on hiding his sexual life from the voters in 2016. Steve Bannon stated in book, Fire & Fury by Michael Wolff, that lawyer Mark Kasowitz “took care of about 100 women during 2016.” The Stormy Daniels/Karen McDougal hush money payments were not disclosed til after the election in 2017. Doe had two witnesses: Joan and Tiffany Doe, who might also have been threatened/paid. Television media did not broadcast the Jane Doe case. A few newspapers mentioned it—notably the Huffington Post in 2016. Then, in 2024, NY’s Alvin Bragg charges Trump with falsifying documents to hide derogatory information from the voters to win election. During that trial, Dylan Howard and David Pecker of the National Enquirer confirm Ronan Farrow’s allegation and testify under oath about their 2015 agreement with Trump to kill such stories. NY trial was limited to the killing of Stormy Daniels/Karen McDougal hush money. FAILED to mention the SUCCESSFUL killing of this story of a tag-team rape of a 13 year old by Trump/Epstein in 1994. Trump, however, was not the only billionaire to be accused of raping 13 year old at Epstein’s NY mansion. Billionaire Leon Black would also be so accused. And, like Doe’s case, would discredit the victim and get the case dropped (or settled secretly). However, Black did pay a $62.5M settlement to not be charged with any sexual crimes at Epstein’s Virgin Islands’ mansion. Epstein’s estate refused to pay any penalty on behalf of Leon Black. Brainy86 (talk) 04:11, 25 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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